This page summarizes our class schedule and contains links to the detailed agenda and documents for each week of the course. You also need to check the Assignments page each week.


Dates

Topic

Activities

Week 1
1/12
1/13
Course introduction
The interaction of color and water
Week 2
1/19
1/20
What is inquiry?
Milk Macromolecules
Week 3
1/26
1/27
Cookbook to Inquiry Introduction
States of matter with Oobleck
Week 4
2/2
2/3
Snow days!
Shoveling the snow
Week 5
2/9
2/10
Activity planning
Writing objectives
Digestion modeling
Week 6
2/16
2/17
Cookbook to inquiry conversions
General classroom safety
Classroom microbiology
Week 7
2/23
2/24
Presenting activities
Eye safety
Gummi Bear Genetics
Week 8
3/2
3/3
Chemical safety
pH indicators
Student Activity Presentation
W - Who Let the Wolves Out?
T - Survivor: Predation Island
Week 9
3/9
3/10
Spring Break!
Fun in the sun (we hope)
Week 10
3/16
3/17
Experimental design
Introduction to experimental project
Demo - It's a Gas!
W - The Amazing Jell-O Race!
T - Enzyme Puzzles
Week 11
3/23
2/24
Experimental project
Internet resources
W - Our Mighty Morphin' Cell Rangers
T - Can You Spot the Stripes??!!
Week 12
3/30
3/31
Scientific Method (or is it?)
Legal issues in education
W - How do you look in your genes?
T - Apples to Apples
Week 13
4/6
4/7
Math in the Science Classroom -
Graphing
W - The Secret Life of Plants
T - There Needs to Bead More Room!
Week 14
4/13
4/14
Probability and math misconceptions
W - Stuck in the Web!
T - Food on Fire
Week 15
4/20
4/21
Hands-on science materials
W - DNA is Berry Cool!
T - Food on Fire
Week 16
4/27
4/28
Animals in the Classroom
Dissection
The Wing and I